Bone problems: Overview article available.An overview of the growing problem of bone disease -- especially avascular a·vas  cu·lar i·ty (-l r necrosis aseptic necrosis necrosis without infection, usually in the head of the femur after traumatic hip dislocation. Balser's fatty necrosis gangrenous pancreatitis with omental bursitis and disseminated patches of necrosis of fatty tissues. caseous necrosis cheesy n. (also called osteonecrosis osteonecrosis /os·teo·ne·cro·sis/ (os?te-o-ne-kro´sis) necrosis of a bone.os·te·o·ne·cro·sis (  st, or aseptic necrosis), which is requiring an increasing number of hip replacements in persons who have had AIDS and been on HAART HAART - Highly Active Antiretroviral TherapyHAART - Humanistic Alternatives to Addiction, Research and Treatment for many years, was published in the April 2002 issue of POZ ("Hip to the Future," by Anne-christine d'Adesky, page 28-31 and 39). Avascular necrosis (which is different from osteopenia 1. reduced bone mass due to a decrease in the rate of osteoid synthesis to a level insufficient to compensate for normal bone lysis. 2. any decrease in bone mass below the normal.osteopen´ic os·te·o·pe·ni·a ( or osteoporosis, caused be loss of bone minerals) occurs when blood vessels that supply the bone constrict con·strict (k  n-str kt)v. , cutting off blood supply and causing bone death. No one knows the cause, although there are many theories. The condition can be hard to diagnose early, and it is not known how many people are affected. To make smaller or narrower, especially by binding or squeezing. Finding the Article Many AIDS service organizations and medical practices have copies of POZ, often available free or available for photocopying. Some newsstands may have copies. Unfortunately the Web site, www.poz.com, does not have the last six months of issues online (it does have back issues older than six months). If you want to get the article before it is online and cannot find a copy locally, you can purchase the April 2002 POZ by calling 800-9-READPOZ (toll-free from the U.S.), or 815-734-4151 (from anywhere). |
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